Meat lab on a mission to educate
Whether a student is interested in meat science, looking for a job, or simply wanting to order up some meat to take home on break, the Meat Lab is the place to start. According to SDSU Meat Lab manager Adam Rhody, the Meat Lab was founded on three main goals. Teaching is one key [...]
Dairy program offers more than most
A tempting display of ice cream flavors meets the eye when first walking into the Dairy Bar, including the famed SDSU cookies ‘n cream, blueberry revel, butter brickle—the list seems infinite. One might wonder what mysterious hand conjures up the delicious concoctions that make the Dairy Bar as well known as it is. The SDSU [...]
New found support for creating ‘College Towns’ like other universities
The SDSU Students Association passed a resolution Monday to support the creation of a campus town neighborhood south of campus. The idea is similar to communities that already exist around schools like the University of Minnesota, Kansas State University and the University of Iowa. SA hopes for the community to develop a ‘downtown’ atmosphere and [...]
Senate passes concealed carry bill on to governor
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers have given their final approval to a measure that would allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit as long as they have a driver’s license and otherwise meet state standards for carrying guns. The Senate voted 22-11 Tuesday to pass the bill, which was approved earlier by [...]
Anti-bullying bill focuses on definitions
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota school districts without bullying policies would have to adopt one if a bill passed by the House becomes law. The House approved a measure Tuesday incorporating proposals by Attorney General Marty Jackley and Sen. Dan Lederman. It provides a model bullying policy school districts lacking one would adopt, though they [...]
SDSU to see upgrades to academic facilities
SDSU will be getting some much needed campus upgrades during the next 10 years. House Bill 1051, which was passed by the State’s legislature Feb. 23, is the ten-year capital improvement plan for the South Dakota Board of Regents. It provides authorization for high priority building projects on each public university campus. There are seven [...]
Dance Team heads to Florida this spring
For the first time in SDSU history the SDSU dance team is going to a national dance competition. Head coach Christie Madsen said the team has been preparing since the beginning of July for the National Dance Alliance College National Championship competition. “We hired a choreographer from Texas, we use basketball and football games to [...]
Religous beliefs held high
In general, the government should not force religious-affiliated organizations to provide insurance for things that violate their religious beliefs. This particular instance involves making organizations with religious affiliations like the Catholic Church cover insurance for items such as contraceptives, which violates their beliefs. To force anyone to violate their religious beliefs is a violation of [...]
Women’s care not political
I stand with President Obama on his administration’s rule on contraception. I stand with the millions of women across America who use contraception. I stand with the 98 percent of catholic women who use contraception. Telling religious affiliated organizations, not churches, to provide contraception coverage to their employees is not a war on religion. It’s [...]
Flood leaves reporter, native with new views
When I left Brookings less than two years ago, my future was uncertain. I was interning at the Capital Journal in my hometown of Pierre with no idea what I was going to do after that summer. Luckily things worked out and I was offered the sports editor position at the end of the summer. [...]
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